Improved refrigerator



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Refrigerator.

Patnted May 29, 1866.

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JOHN C. GOVE, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO.

IMPROVED REFRIGERATOR.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 55,085, dated May 29, 1866.

To all whom it may concern:

Beit known that I, JOHN O. GOVE, ofOlev-eland, in the county of Cuyahoga and State of Ohio, have invented certa-in new and useful Improvementsin Refrigerators; and Ido hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon making a part of this specification.

Figure l represents a longitudinal vertical section. Fig.2representsacross-section. Fig. 3 represents a plan view of the tubes on which the ice is deposited.

In the drawings herewith presented and mak ing a part of this specication, A represents the refrigerator, which is made inbox form or similar to the ones now in use, having a lid at the top and a door at the front or at one of the sides. A shortdistance below the lid I is the icebox. This ice-box consists of a series of inverted fluted tubes, B, which extend from side to side of the refrigerator. Directly beneath the tubes B is another series of tinted tubes, O, not inverted. There isa vacant space between each tube, both of the iuverted tubes B and the nou-inverted tubes O. The tubes O are firmly secured to the box at one side and extend slightly beyond the tubes B, as seen in Fig. 3, for the purposes hereinafter set forth. The inverted tubes are placed above and overlap the right and left top edge of the two noninverted tubes beneath, allowing a small space between the edges of both tubes.

Beneath the ice-box is a frame which is secured to the bolts on its four sides, (shown at D.) Hinged within this frame are a series of' slats, G, which act precisely similar to the ordinary window-shutters now in use, heilig attached by loops to slides E and F, by which they are closed or thrown open. At the front end of slide Fis a wire or otherspring, d, which is attached to the box A, Fig. 2. The slide E, being attached to each of the slats G by the 1oops, works the slats open or closes them by means of the door in the box, said slide extending beyond the door-sill for that purpose. When the door is closed it passes the slide E inward, thereby opening the slats G as shown in Fig. 2. When the door is opened the spring d draws the slide slats G.

H, Fig.2, represents a gutter or trough which is directly upon or made within the hindniost portion of the'shutter-t'rame D.

K represents a pipe, Fig. l, extending from directly beneath the gutter H to and through the bottom of box A.

L is the receptacle wherein meats, vegetables, or other articles are to be placed.

In the use of this refrigerator the iceis placed upon the inverted tinted tubes B, and the articles to be preserved within the receptacle L, as heretofore shown. When the door is closed the air will pass through the openings between the slats Gr up to the tubes O, and between the openings of said tubes and tubes B onto the ice, as seen at It will readily be seen that by this refrigerator a direct action of the air is had upon the ice, whereby the moisture will become condensed and make the refrigerator cooler than otherwise, andtake much less quantity of ice to preserve the same amount of stores. When the door is closed the air has full access upon the moisture, whereas, the door being open, the slats ofthe shutter are closed and prevent the access of air upon the ice and moisture. The drippings of the ice are caught in the tube O and tlow to the end of the saine, where they are carried from the box by the pipe K. It is not necessary that the ice-box should be in the top of the box, but may be placed in one end or in the center ofthe box.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The frame D, with slats G, and slides E and F, with spring d, constructed, arranged, and used as and for the purposes herein set forth.

2. The box A and ice-box B O, with shutter-frame D, constructed in manner substan- F outward, closing the tially as and for the purposes herein specified.

As evidence that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of two witnesses.

JOHN C. GOVE. Witnesses:

S. G. WILsoN, CHARLES T. GovE. 

